Scotland

Labour MSP Anas Sarwar has written to Nicola Sturgeon with a number of proposals to tackle racism. Sarwar is urging the first minister to take steps to increase black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) representation and review the legal framework surrounding racist abuse. His plan of action includes the introduction of BAME candidate shortlists in the public sector job recruitment process, undertaking regular diversity audits of Scotland’s workforce, conducting a review of social media laws and enabling public sector workers to report […]